Orion (Jimmy Ellis) - Who was that masked man? (1999) [4CD Box, Bear Family BCD 16330 DI]

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“Let's call a spade a spade. Orion is an Elvis impersonator. No more, no less. That he's a good Elvis impersonator is important, since if he wasn't, Sun probably wouldn't have tried to promote his recordings as if they were genuine Elvis material, even going to the extremes of overdubbing Orion's voices on recordings by such Sun stalwarts as Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. This doesn't make him any better, but it sure makes him fascinating, particularly because he is gifted at mimicry and these are pretty good evocations of Elvis at his peak. Bear Family's four-disc box Who Was That Masked Man? contains all of his '70s masterworks, including original recordings and fake duets, and it's a singularly fascinating listen. Really, it's pretty good music, but for God's sake, the blatant charlatanism behind this can grate even those with an inclination for kitsch. Taken on surface value, it's enjoyable, but dig a little deeper and it becomes a little silly and a little creepy and completely fascinating. That's not necessarily justification for a four-disc set, but if you're inclined to purchase this on the basis of what Orion is, you won't be disappointed, no matter how uneven the music is.

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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“Jimmy Ellis:
Born: 1945, Orrville, AL
Died: December 12, 1998, Alabama
Active: '60s, '70s
Genres: Country
Instrument: Vocals
Representative Albums: "Who Was That Masked Man?", "Some Think He Might Be King Elvis", "Rockabilly/Sunrise"
Representative Songs: "Memphis Sun", "Love Me Tender", "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
The music industry is filled with many strange tales of artists whose lives took unexpected turns on the winding road to success, but the saga of singer Jimmy Ellis is perhaps one of the weirdest of them all. He was professionally known as Orion, and his double-edged claim to fame was that his natural speaking and singing voice sounded almost exactly like that of Elvis Presley. Ellis hailed from Orrville, Alabama and began his recording career in 1964. In 1972, he worked for Sun Records (Presley's label) with producer Shelby Singleton in Nashville. His first two singles were covers of two of the King's former hits, "That's All Right" and "Blue Moon of Kentucky."
The strange part of the tale began in January, 1979 when author Gail Brewer-Giorgio received a bizarre early morning phone call. Two years before she had begun a novel about a musical superstar, Orion, who faked his own death to find much-needed peace and privacy, based on the circumstances surrounding Elvis' death. The mysterious phone call came from a stranger with a Presley-like voice, claiming to be Orion. A year prior, Jimmy Ellis' voice had been overdubbed with Jerry Lee Lewis on an old single from the Sun archives, "Save the Last Dance for Me; " on it, Ellis was billed only as "Friend." The single made the Top 20 and caused quite a stir as listeners tried to guess the mysterious "Friend's" identity. An album featuring the duet came out and the controversy really heated up when Good Morning America had the Friend's voice "scientifically scanned and analyzed" and concluded that it could be no one but Presley. Giorgio's book had just come out, so Singleton decided to cash in on its popularity and transform Jimmy Ellis into the mysterious "Orion" who had phoned the author earlier that year. Ellis' hair and long sideburns were dyed black, and he dressed in a loud, bejeweled polyester jumpsuits, with a mask to protect him from crazed fans.
"Orion" recorded a single, "Ebony Eyes," for Sun in 1979, which became part of his debut album, Reborn. The album cover itself generated controversy because it depicted a phantom singer rising from a coffin, and was later withdrawn. He released two more albums in 1980; the third, Trio Plus, featured Orion's voice overdubbed on old cuts with Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Charlie Rich. The albums were quite popular, and Orion had three Top 70 hits, including "Am I That Easy to Forget." He had four minor hits the following year, including the contemporary rockabilly song "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," originally recorded by the rock group Queen. Ellis continued recording and performing through 1983 as Orion, and scored only one more minor hit before trying to break his Sun contract to become a recognized performer in his own right.
While performing at the Eastern States Exposition, Ellis took off the mask and swore to never wear it again. Unfortunately, despite the fact that most of the songs he recorded were not covers of Elvis songs, he could not escape the uncanny similarities between their natural voices. At one point he even released the single "I'm Trying Not to Sound Like Elvis." During his time with Sun, Ellis/Orion cut over 11 albums and toured with the Oak Ridge Boys, Jerry Lee Lewis, and other stars like Dionne Warwick. As Jim Ellis, he released an album in 1987 and continued to tour North America; interestingly, he resumed wearing his mask.
On December 12, 1998, Jimmy Ellis was shot and killed by a man who was robbing his pawnshop in Alabama.

~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Orion (Jimmy Ellis) - Who was that masked man? (1999):

Orion (Jimmy Ellis) - Who was that masked man? - cd1

Tracklist Disc 1:
01. Moody blue
02. Return to sender
03. Hurt
04. Kentucky rain
05. It's now or never
06. Burning love
07. You don't have to say you love me
08. My way
09. Love me tender
10. Can't help falling in love with you
11. Mean woman blues
12. Teddy bear
13. Hound dog
14. That's all right
15. Blue moon of Kentucky
16. I forgot to remember to forget
17. Such a night
18. Where he leads me
19. Sweet hour of prayer
20. I surrender all
21. Peace in the valley
22. It's no secret
23. I believe
24. He touched me
25. Softly and tenderly
26. Where no one stands alone
27. Just a closer walk with thee

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Orion (Jimmy Ellis) - Who was that masked man? - cd2

Tracklist Disc 2:
01. Honey
02. Billy and Sue
03. The Last Kiss
04. Long Black Limosine
05. Teen Angel
06. Endless Sleep
07. Patches
08. Tell Laura I Love Her
09. Tragedy
10. Ebony Eyes
11. Rocky
12. Susie Q
13. Long Tall Sally
14. Peggy Sue
15. Rockin' Little Angel
16. Maybelline
17. Mona Lisa
18. Lonesome Angel
19. Midnight Rendezvous
20. I Hear You Knockin'
21. Matchbox
22. I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
23. Rockabilly Rebel
24. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
25. Memphis Sun

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Orion (Jimmy Ellis) - Who was that masked man? - cd3

Tracklist Disc 3:
01. Feelings
02. Before The Next Teardrop Falls
03. She Hates To Be Alone
04. Am I That Easy To Forget
05. Just out of reach
06. There ya go
07. What did I promise her last night
08. Rollin with the flow
09. Green, green grass of home
10. The long black veil
11. Faded love
12. Crazy arms
13. Release me
14. Texas tea
15. Please help me I'm falling
16. Send me the pillow you dream on
17. He'll have to go
18. Snowbird
19. I can't stop loving you
20. I love you because
21. No one will ever know
22. Old Mexico
23. Night of the rain
24. These sometimes
25. Listen to daddy

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Orion (Jimmy Ellis) - Who was that masked man? - cd4

Tracklist Disc 4:
01. Be bop a lula (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
02. On my knees (with Charlie Rich)
03. Dixie fried (with Carl Perkins)
04. Gentle as a lamb (with Charlie Rich)
05. Money (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
06. Breakup (with Charlie Rich)
07. Matchbox (with Carl Perkins)
08. Good rockin' tonight (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
09. Gone gone gone (with Carl Perkins)
10. Sittin' and thinkin' (with Charlie Rich)
11. Save the last dance for me (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
12. Sweet little sixteen (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
13. I love you because (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
14. C.C rider (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
15. Cold cold heart (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
16. Hello Josephine (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
17. It won't happen with me (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
18. What'd I say (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
19. Good golly Miss Molly (with Jerry Lee Lewis)
20. Rockin' the boat of love(with Jerry Lee Lewis)
21. True love (with Carl Perkins)
22. Put your cat clothes on (with Carl Perkins)
23. Country boy (with Johnny Cach)
24. Caught in the middle (with Charlie Rich)
25. When my blue moon turns to gold again
26. Honey don't (with Carl Perkins)
27. Get rhythm (with Johnny Cach)
28. Who will the next fool be (with Charlie Rich)
29. Lonely street (with Carl Perkins)
30. Ballad of a teenage queen (with Johnny Cach)
31. Glad all over (with Carl Perkins)

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